Some of you may remember that I asked for opinions and suggestions regarding silk thread to use for working a wedding veil. Well, after sifting through the info you all sent, I worked a few small samples with various silk threads and the clear winner was the 80/3 spun silk from Piper's. Luckily enough, Susan had enough to supply it from the same batch form me - I calculated (generously) I would need around 9,000 metres and Susan has a little over that, so I have taken the lot. She has also kindly sent me the first two 300m cops so that I can get cracking on the first border while she prepares the rest of them, which I am now not in any hurry for.
Drawing the pattern (around 1.3m in diameter) took me around 65 hours, and I also needed some help from two of my Friends' children who are draughtsmen and work extensively with AutoCAD, but I finally got there. I felt so proud when I got it printed out and the girl who printed it for me was amazed that I drew it myself! I was also happy as it had already taken two previous visits to the print shop, but needed more modification each time. It could not be printed on one sheet, but had to be two, which I then matched on a generous overlap. I printed two copies, one to keep whole and another one to cut into pieces as I have to work them. Last Friday I had a total hip replacement done and I returned home two days ago. While I am mending and having to take it easy, I have wound my bobbins and am now ready to set off on this adventure. Anyway, a very big thank you to all who helped out. I hope, eventually, to be able to show you a photo of the finished product. Karen in Malta. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
